New Lisbon High School

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New Lisbon High School
Motto Nothing Less Than the Best
Established 1877
Type Public Secondary
Principal Linda Hanson
Faculty 19
Students 200
Grades 9-12
Location New Lisbon, Wisconsin, USA
Colors Royal blue and white
Mascot Rockets
Website www.newlisbon.k12.wi.us


New Lisbon High School (or NLHS) is part of the School District of New Lisbon and is located in New Lisbon, Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States. The district serves students residing in the City of New Lisbon, Village of Hustler, and the towns of Clearfield, Cutler, Fountain, Germantown, Lisbon, Orange, Clifton, and Oakdale. It is a member of the Scenic Bluff Conference and the mascot is the Rockets.

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[edit] Administration

Linda Hanson, principal and district administrator

[edit] Campus

New Lisbon High School is located at 500 S. Forest Street, in the city of New Lisbon, Wisconsin. The Arbin York Athletic Field is one block south of the high school, which supports a football field, baseball and softball diamonds, track and field areas and one of the few circular tracks remaining in the United States. The New Lisbon Elementary and Junior High Schools are connected to the high school.

[edit] Faculty and Students

There are nineteen teachers in the high school. There are two support staff personnel and one secretary. Two hundred students are enrolled in the New Lisbon High School. About 650 students are enrolled district-wide.

[edit] Courses Offered

Minimum Graduation Requirements: Twenty-six and one-half (26 ½) credits are needed to graduate from NLHS. A total of 5 credits chosen from the combination of math and science

  1. Four credits of Social Science are required which must include:
    1. One Credit of World Cultures
    2. One Credit of American Adventures 1
    3. One Credit of American Adventures 2
    4. One Credit of Social Studies
  2. Four (4) credits of English are required and which must include:
    1. One Credit of English 9
    2. One Credit of English 10 or (Basic English)
    3. One Credit of English 11 or (Basic English)
    4. One Credit of English 12 or (Basic English or College Prep English)
  3. Science Credits (2 or 3 credits are required)
    1. Physical science (required)
    2. Biology (required)
    3. Biology II
    4. Chemistry
    5. Physics
    6. Chemistry II
    7. Human Biology
    8. Criminalistics
    9. Human Anatomy and Physiology
  4. Mathematics (2 or 3 credits are required)
    1. Applied Math I
    2. Applied Math II
    3. Algebra I
    4. Geometry
    5. Algebra II
    6. College Algebra & Trigonometry
    7. Calculus
    8. Statistics & Probability
  5. Three Units of physical education
  6. One credit of Business Computer Applications
  7. Two vocational or fine arts electives are required
  8. Nine (9) electives are required from any of the following departments:
    1. Agriscience
    2. Art
    3. Business Education
    4. English
    5. Family and Consumer Education
    6. Mathematics
    7. Music
    8. Science
    9. Social Science
    10. Technology and Engineering
    11. Peer Tutor
    12. Work-based Learning

[edit] Extra-Curricular

  1. National Honor Society
  2. Spanish Club
  3. Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
  4. Yearbook
  5. Student Council
  6. Show Choir
  7. Hand-bell Choir
  8. National FFA Organization
  9. Forensics
  10. All-school musical/play

[edit] History

NLHS was accredited by the state in 1877. The first class to graduate was in 1878 with two students. The first school was built in 1858, and the first frame building was built in 1860. Students moved into a red brick building in 1901, and then the building burned down in 1907. A new high school building was rebuilt in 1908, which also housed the Juneau County Teachers College (County Normal School). The teachers college dissolved in the 1960s. The current building was erected in the early 1970s with additions to the building completed in 1989 and 2000.

[edit] Sports

NLHS is a member of the Scenic Bluff Conference. The NLHS Rocket Booster Club strongly supports the athletic program. NLHS offers a variety of sports which includes about 35% of student participation. Sports include football, volleyball, cross country, basketball, wrestling, cheerleading, baseball, softball, and track and field.

During the 1930s, annual turkey races were held each spring behind the school on the athletic field. Winner of the quarter mile run would take home the prize turkey, second place won a chicken, third place won a duck, and last place was the lucky booby prize of the Egg. Boxing also occurred during the 1930s and golf was an active sport until 1985.

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] Other Notable New Lisbonites

[edit] External links

[edit] Sources

  • Historic New Lisbon, by: Jayne M. Turner, O'Brien Publishing, Portage, WI, 2004
  • Wa-du-Shuda Yearbooks 1929 & 1936
  • New Lisbon Centennial, City of New Lisbon, 1954
  • Juneau County: The First Years, Juneau County Historical Society and New Past Press, 1988